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?CENIJTf;S <br />Ci_ty Council <br />~1ov. 30, 79E37 <br />Sewer F,, Idater. r[rs. Scal.ze aslced i£ ~aP~en Cliere are houses on boCh si.des of the <br />C'hars;es (Cont.) .>C~~~eet i.f botYi si.drs ~a~ill be counted. `Chc tAuditor repl.ied that <br />tl~ey wo~.iLd. <br />P4rs. Nardini stat:ed th~7t she f.e].C the formu].a ~o1s a good onc. <br />~Irs. Scal.ze asked i.f it wcre fa~i.r to ch~irge the property as iL i.t <br />were Ei.~7.l.y develope~l. TP~e tluditor stated that ~,i_t w~s bec~i.ise. if <br />the 7~ro~erty were in Littl.e Canada at: some poi.nt i.n Che Euture ~i.C <br />woiil.cl be ful.l.y devFlo~~~ed and ~aoutd bc charged as such. <br />Nfr;. Scalz,e agreed that the forrnul.a loolced excellent an<t cov~rcd <br />eve~rytl~i.ng tl~at the CotulcLl wanT.cd i.t to. <br />The Cl.erk poi.nt:ed out that: Che Funds col.l.ected i.mder this formul.a <br />r.~oi.il.d ,~o _i.nto the s~inld.nh fund and ~a,i17. he].p to decrease the City's <br />mi.11 rate. 'Che c7.erk poi.nted out that tili.s top_i_c wi.ll be on the <br />C)ecember ].~F ao~~~~~j for Counci.l action. <br />A1r. Vo[o a,n,~i ~_n stated tl~ac c!Ze formulei tsies to cnar~e nroperty as <br />i.,f it were i.n Li.ttle Canadn. Voto poi.nted ouG tl~ac it is ut.;i.li.c:ies <br />that inal<es property valuable. <br />T9rs. Scalze s>uggested t:hat a copy of the nri_nutes on Che Anderson <br />propos2l I,~a~ sent to C•.~ie City of: M~~plewood for Counci.l distri.buti.on. <br />Comput:er Mr,. VoCO reported that hhe C~.ity h1s three opCi.ons in handl:in~ its <br />Syst~t~n accounting need,. They are Co ei.t?ier purchase a new meclilni_ca1 mrach~ine, <br />go t:.o an outsi.de ,ervi.ce }aur~au or purchas~~~ ~i_t:s own compuCeir systern. <br />'~'he Aucl;.tor commenCed that by ~~urchasin~; a computer system, t}~~E City <br />also ga~ins the opt;.on of uror<i proces,in;. Th~is woul.d mal<e Che <br />recod:i.f.ication of tlae City's ordi.nances si.m~~7.e. <br />P9r. Voto poi.nted out Ch~t S ye~rs ago thcre was no sofGvare for <br />rnunici.paliti.es. However, the marlceC :i.s now be4n~; addressed.. <br />9'he Ai.iditor r~commended chat the City h~tie Ein out:side consiil.ti.ng fi~rm <br />to assess the Cit:y's nee.cis. Vot:o poi_nted out thaC every vc.ndor wi.11 <br />{eel their system ~i_s ri_p;ht: f.or thr-, Ci.ty to Y.he exclus~.ion of ~a7.1. other <br />systems< 'Che Aud.itor Fe1t. a consulti-nfl Ei.rin sa,i.ll. hel.p the Ci.ty ~et <br />the machi.ne thai. :is ri.ght 4~or tYie City. <br />Nlr.. Voto i_n~roduced Mr. J:im Snyder and _Ci.cic I,ondon of P1ana~;ement <br />Advisors, Inc., ~xhich is a consulCing, firm Ctiat tlas submi_ttecl a <br />proPo,a1 Co the Ci.t:y. <br />N[r, Snyder ~informed t4e Council that Che:ir L.i.rm does not sc11 hzirdw~re <br />or soft~oare, just: experi.ence and indFpendent opi_ni.on. <br />~''~f;<' -? - <br />